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, and he pulls back a curtain, and behind the curtain is this giant bust of john foster dulles. that bust stands in the middle of this big airport. i went to see it while i was writing this book. i couldn't find it. i started asking the security guards, where's the big bust of dulles? nobody had ever even heard of it. it was a long process. finally, thanks to the washington airport authority, i was able to discover that the bus had been taken away from its place in the middle of the airport, and it is now in a closed conference room opposite baggage claim number three. i find this a wonderful metaphor brothers --dulles for how the dulles brothers, who at one time had exercised earth shattering power and were able to make and break governments, have now been effectively forgotten and airbrushed out of our entire history. >> with john foster heading state and alan at eia, the overt brothers led both and covert operations for a good portion of the cold war. find out what the ramifications can still be felt some 60 years kinzer, sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." next former fl
, and he pulls back a curtain, and behind the curtain is this giant bust of john foster dulles. that bust stands in the middle of this big airport. i went to see it while i was writing this book. i couldn't find it. i started asking the security guards, where's the big bust of dulles? nobody had ever even heard of it. it was a long process. finally, thanks to the washington airport authority, i was able to discover that the bus had been taken away from its place in the middle of the airport,...
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behind the curtain is this giant bust of john foster dulles. that bust stands in the middle of this big airport. i went to see it while i was writing this book, and i could not find it. i started asking the security guards, where is the big bust of dulles? no one had even heard of it. it was a long process. the washington airport wasority, thanks to them, i able to find out that it is in a closed conference room opposite baggage room number three. i find this a wonderful metaphor for how the dulles brothers, who at one time exercised earth shattering power and were able to make and break governments, have now been effectively forgotten and airbrushed out of our entire history. >> with john foster heading state and allen at cia, the dulles brothers led both overt and covert operations for a good portion of the cold war. find out why the ramifications can still be felt 60 years later inzer,tephen cancer -- k sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." scaffolding onhe the washington monument will be coming down as repairs wrap up at the white house t
behind the curtain is this giant bust of john foster dulles. that bust stands in the middle of this big airport. i went to see it while i was writing this book, and i could not find it. i started asking the security guards, where is the big bust of dulles? no one had even heard of it. it was a long process. the washington airport wasority, thanks to them, i able to find out that it is in a closed conference room opposite baggage room number three. i find this a wonderful metaphor for how the...
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. >> john foster dulles had recently died when a super airport was being built, and president-or -- president eisenhower immediately announced that it would be named dulles airport. while, kennedy did not want to name it, but there was pushed back, so they named it after dulles. you can still see the film footage of kennedy opening the airport with eisenhower there and allen dulles there, and he pulls becky korten, and behind the current is a giant bust -- he pulls back the curtain, and behind the curtain is a giant bust of dulles. i went to see it while i was writing this book, and i cannot find it. i started asking the security guards --where is the big bust of dulles? nobody had even ever heard of it. it was a long process, and finally, eggs to the washington airport authority, i was able to discover that the bust had been taken away from its place in the middle of the airport, and it is now in a closed conference room opposite baggage claim number three. i find this a wonderful metaphor for how the dulles brothers, who earth time exercised shattering power and were able to make and break
. >> john foster dulles had recently died when a super airport was being built, and president-or -- president eisenhower immediately announced that it would be named dulles airport. while, kennedy did not want to name it, but there was pushed back, so they named it after dulles. you can still see the film footage of kennedy opening the airport with eisenhower there and allen dulles there, and he pulls becky korten, and behind the current is a giant bust -- he pulls back the curtain, and...
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there, and he pulls back a curtain, and behind the curtain is this giant bust of john foster dulles. and that bust stands in the middle of this big airport. so i went to see it while i was writing this book, and i couldn't find it. i started asking the security guards, where's the big bust of dulles? nobody had ever even heard of it. it was a long process and finally, thanks to the washington airport authority, i was able to discover that the bust had been taken away from its place in the middle of the airport, and it's now in a closed conference room opposite baggage claim number three. and i find this a wonderful metaphor for how the dulles brothers -- who at one time exercised earth-shattering power and were able to make and break governments -- have now been effectively forgotten and air brushed out of our history. >> john foster heading state and alan at cia, the dulles brothers led both overt and covert operations for a good portion of the to cold war. find out why the ramifications can still be felt some 60 years later with steven kinzer, sunday night at 8 on c-span's "q&a." >
there, and he pulls back a curtain, and behind the curtain is this giant bust of john foster dulles. and that bust stands in the middle of this big airport. so i went to see it while i was writing this book, and i couldn't find it. i started asking the security guards, where's the big bust of dulles? nobody had ever even heard of it. it was a long process and finally, thanks to the washington airport authority, i was able to discover that the bust had been taken away from its place in the...